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IMMIGRATION UNIT


Irish names: http://www.babynamesofireland.com/irish-girl-names

Chinese names: http://chineseculture.about.com/od/thechineselanguage/a/Chinese-Name-And-English-Name.htm

Chinese History:http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/history/1900.html

Irish History: http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/america.htm

http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wn.html

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20090413monday.html

http://www.iarelative.com/kuchta1htm

For more immigration websites, go to the bottom of my "Documents For Download" page

Additional sites:

Why did they come? http://www.pbs.org/destinationamerica/usim_wn.html

Atlapedia: Information on countries A to Z : http://atlapedia.com/

Cyberschoolbus (http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/) Information on many countries from the United Nations

Countries at a Glance (on left), then Click on China/Ireland, and look at subtopics along the top.

Infoplease (__http://www.infoplease.com/__) An online almanac with basic information including a country map and flag, all in alphabetical order. Search Ireland or China in search at the top of the page.

Geographia ([[www.geographia.com/|www.geographia]][[www.geographia.com/|.com/]]) A website with interesting tourist information, but you need to know which continent your country is on.Destinations to Europe to Ireland.

KidsClick (www.**kidsclick**.org) Great resource created by librarians, lots of information on Immigration.Go to Geography/History, then go to Countries, and then to China or Ireland.

Chinese Information:(first three pages): [[Chinese%20Information%20(first%20three%20pages):%20http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/chinese2.html|http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/chinese2.html]]

Cork Information:http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/munster/index_co.htm#Cork

Dublin Information: http://www.localhistories.org/dublin.html

Immigrant name generator: http://www.behindthename.com/random.html

Big Apple History to use with Ellis Island Immigrants : http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/index-noflash.html

List of many resources for Immigration: http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jcssimmigration.html

Topic #2: The Journey

From Ireland:

http://www.eustice.info/irish-emigration.htm

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/journey-to-Ellis-Island.html

http://www.oocities.org/thereillyfamily/voyage.htm

http://www.mattivifamily.com/immigration/journey_to_america/journey_to_america.html

Steamships: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater/exhibition/5_2.html

From China:

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/chinese-cal/history.html

http://voices.yahoo.com/immigration-1870-1920-journey-america-379687.html?cat=37

Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp

PBS Kids: http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/index-flash.html

NY Times Graphic: Who's coming to America: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/f040609_America_CHART.htm

NY Times: Where are the immigrants settling?http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html

Irish Immigrants:http://www.kinsella.org/history/histira.htm

**Immigration Journal #3 websites:**

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/angel_island/chapter2.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Chinese.html

http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/angel/natale.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/00439/john/irish3.html

http://www.angel-island.com/history.html

Immigration Journal #4 websites: Life in America

Irish:

NY Times: Where are the immigrants settling?http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html

http://www.glencoe.com/video_library/index_with_mods.php?PROGRAM=9780078745218&VIDEO=2873&CHAPTER=13

http://www.ailf.org/exhibit/ex_irishim.htm

Chinese:

http://hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/China/Chinese_Americans/index.html#1800

http://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/ChineseImmigration

http://www.glencoe.com/video_library/index_with_mods.php?PROGRAM=9780078777127&VIDEO=1995&CHAPTER=18&MODE=2